The ethical dimensions of cultural competence in border health care settings

Family and Community Health

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 36-49

  Howard, Cheryl A ^a   Andrade, Sally J ^a   Byrd, Theresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural competency; Ethics; Health policy; Health professions education; Hispanics Latinos; U.S. Mexico border

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MIGRATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

COMMUNICATION; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; MEXICAN AMERICANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035227619     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003727-200101000-00006     Document Type: Article

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